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Post by viserys on May 2, 2017 12:42:26 GMT
ah whew, okay then  Go, Patti. |
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Post by theatremadness on May 2, 2017 12:43:39 GMT
Unfortunately the live stream has been a semi-disaster for me so half watching, half listening and keeping an eye on the Tony Awards twitter page. So happy for the Groundhog Day love!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:45:37 GMT
Unfortunately the live stream has been a semi-disaster for me so half watching, half listening and keeping an eye on the Tony Awards twitter page. So happy for the Groundhog Day love!!! Same, how bloody annoying. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:48:27 GMT
Groundhog Day is storming! Unless I've counted wrong, 7 nominations so far?!
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Post by viserys on May 2, 2017 12:54:52 GMT
Yes, 7. As per Broadwayworld.com the tally is:
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - 12
Hello, Dolly! - 10
Dear Evan Hansen - 9
A Doll's House, Part 2 - 8
Come From Away - 7
Groundhog Day The Musical - 7
Oslo - 7
August Wilson's Jitney - 6
Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes - 6
Falsettos - 5
War Paint - 4
Indecent - 3
Present Laughter - 3
Sweat - 3
Anastasia - 2
Bandstand - 2
The Front Page - 2
Miss Saigon - 2
Six Degrees of Separation - 2
Arthur Miller's The Price - 1
The Glass Menagerie - 1
Heisenberg - 1
Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical - 1
The Play That Goes Wrong - 1
The Present - 1
Bit surprised that "Comet" did THAT well, but these nominations are clearly proof that @snutte was on to something in the other thread that original fresh productions are the current trend on Broadway with only Groundhog Day (deservedly) bucking the trend. Anastasia got only two nominations and Amelie died a death. Which I admit to feeling a bit smug about.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:55:55 GMT
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - 12
Hello, Dolly! - 10
Dear Evan Hansen - 9
Come From Away - 7
Groundhog Day - 7
Falsettos - 5
War Paint - 4
Anastasia - 2
Bandstand - 2
Miss Saigon - 2
Holiday Inn - 1
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:57:05 GMT
Oh you beat me to it! Suuuuper happy for Natasha. The best musical of the season getting the most nominations can only be a good thing. More thoughts in a min.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 12:58:30 GMT
A respectable 5 for Falsettos, including much recognition for the cast which I'm pleased about!
I think the sheer scale and difference of Comet as well as being a bit of a 'little show that could' in growing from it's off-off Broadway roots (or tent!) to this. And I like that the ambition of it is rewarded. It's mad. It's not the best written thing, but sure as hell points for innovation.
Pleased obviously for good ole Groundhog!
(am I a freak that Amelie holds zero interest? clearly not for the Tony committee either...)
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:02:36 GMT
Thats the nail in the coffin for Amelie, it will most likely announce a closure any day now sadly. Am quiet surprised by the lack of Anastasia, everyone thought that would do amazingly well, but only two nominations! In a year where there was so kuch talent, those performance catagories were a bitch to call, but those who got in are all so talented so no qualms here!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:03:58 GMT
Bit of a mixed bag for me. As I said, very happy for Natasha that got recognized pretty much everywhere they could have done except featured actress, which I suspect was a split vote between Brittain Ashford and Amber Gray unfortunately. Dear Evan Hansen and Groundhog Day did how I expected them to do, although that Mike Faist nomination is a bit strange in my opinion. Glad that Falsettos was recognized despite closing a while ago. They clearly didn't like Sunset Boulevard and I think they could have found more places to recognize Anastasia, but glad they at least got 2 noms.
Gutted for Christy Altomare, who I think was more deserving than Eva.
Also find the Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score categories all having the same nominations really boring. I don't think Groundhog Day is THAT much better than Anastasia, Bandstand and War Paint and would have liked to see at least one of those shows recognized in at least one of those categories.
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Post by Steffi on May 2, 2017 13:05:20 GMT
Very happy for both Great Comet and Groundhog Day!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:09:44 GMT
Also, waving my British flag in happiness over The Play That Goes Wrong getting a Scenic Design nomination!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:10:02 GMT
Also were people really expecting Amélie nominations? It was the worst reviewed musical of the season apart from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Phillipa Soo probably would have been nominated in another year but her category was just too strong this time.
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Post by viserys on May 2, 2017 13:16:05 GMT
(am I a freak that Amelie holds zero interest? clearly not for the Tony committee either...) Haha, no! I hated the very idea of an American Amelie musical the moment it was announced. The movie was perfect in its quirky Frenchness and just one of these little perfect gems that should be left alone. I'm kinda glad and relieved that most people seem to agree with me! |
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Post by ali973 on May 2, 2017 13:20:32 GMT
There aren't that many surprises here.
I'm a bit surprised Miss Saigon got any nominations at all. Otherwise, between all the speculations thrown on this board, there are hardly any surprises.
Being slightly ADD, and really not caring about non-musicals, I wish they'd categorize the nominations in such a way that are musical related versus non-musical related, including all the sub-categories such as actors/tresses and supporting roles.
Good luck to everyone!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:22:41 GMT
There seems to be an agreement of surprise over Mike Faist of Dear Evan Hansen getting into Featured Actor on other Boards, especially as he wasn't really in anyones predictions and not on the radar for one and it was such a packed catagory. But having seen videos of him in the show he is great and deserves it. Mainky happy to see Andrew and Brandon both nominated for Falsettos though in that catagory.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:25:00 GMT
Gonna have a gander at my predictions now, see how I did!
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Post by madsonmelo on May 2, 2017 13:27:17 GMT
The biggest surprise in the musical side was the nom for Mike Faist, wasn't expecting at all.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:29:20 GMT
Guys can we just take a moment to appreciate on Page 3 that I correctly predicted all 7 of Groundhog Day's nominations!  I NEVER WIN!  |
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Post by madsonmelo on May 2, 2017 13:30:24 GMT
There seems to be an agreement of surprise over Mike Faist of Dear Evan Hansen getting into Featured Actor on other Boards, especially as he wasn't really in anyones predictions and not on the radar for one and it was such a packed catagory. But having seen videos of him in the show he is great and deserves it. Mainky happy to see Andrew and Brandon both nominated for Falsettos though in that catagory. I like when young people are recognized, but having seen Uranowitz, Steele and Rannells, he's - easily - the least worth of a nom of all 4. |
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Post by madsonmelo on May 2, 2017 13:30:59 GMT
Between the official bets and the alternates, I got every category right lol
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:36:31 GMT
Of course, with Lead Actress in a Musical, the four other women who aren't legends that were favourites potentially get nominated, I chose the two who didn't get nominated! Eva and Denee got in, but I predicted Laura and Christy for nominations. Ah well. I'm somewhat surprised Eva got in over Jon Jon though...
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 13:40:57 GMT
81% of my predictions are right. I think anything over 80% is pretty decent!
Personally think the Mike Faist nomination is off. He's just there. He does a fine job but any other actor could have done the same. John Bolton's work in Anastasia is better, as is the work of other contenders. I would say it's a sign of how much they love Dear Evan Hansen but then they didn't nominate it for Scenic Design which I thought they would.
And yeah Eva over Jon Jon makes no sense to me. He steals the show. I like Borle but I thought the general consensus was that he was mildly underwhelming in Falsettos compared to his usual standard.
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Post by madsonmelo on May 2, 2017 13:50:41 GMT
They, basically, nominated the entire cast of Falsettos, so maybe he just went by lol
Funny thing: Les Mis also only got Revival and a nom for its lead star lol
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Post by mmmbop on May 2, 2017 14:32:55 GMT
Thrilled for the Falsettos noms - mainly in the Featured categories, I didn't mind if Borle got in or not but had really been hoping Rannells, Uranowitz and Block all did!
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Go, Patti.
